Crazy Few Weeks - We Got Into A Home!

 Dear Kids, 

Wow - there has been so much that has happened! I usually have tried to NOT do a "travel log" for my journal writing. I try to write meaningful stories and experiences that we have. Well - this post is TOTALLY just to catch you up on everything because there has been so much that has happened!~

1. We got a house! We are living in Eagle Mountain on 3979 Hudson Way.

2. We moved in 5 days before Christmas (yes it was a little crazy). 

3. The FIRST thing we unpacked was the kitchen and then the CHRISTMAS TREE!

4. Your dad picked up our NEW TRUCK ! (Thank you Lord!!). He went to pick it up from Idaho on Thursday December 15th. We went to St. George with trailors to unpack the storage unit on December 16th. We unpacked on December 17th, and we went and watched a local play while we were there ( :-) ). Then we headed back up north on Sunday, December 18th. 

5. We dropped the trailors at the church in Eagle Mountain at 7pm. We hussled out to Tooele to do caroling with Nana. We got back to Eagle Mountain at 10:30 pm. We unpacked everything until like 1am. 

6. YOU ALL DID AMAZING! I was SO PROUD of all your hard work. None of you complained. You were so helpful. You worked SO HARD to unload everything. You didn't complain. I just was amazed at all of you. 

7. That Monday Dec. 19th we unpacked the kitchen and set up the tree. Julie Noxon came over to help us and that was so nice of her! I'm so grateful for all her help. 

8. Then Tues Dec. 20th - Dec 23rd we finished getting ready for Christmas and we had to track down A LOT of furniture. We spent all week finding couches, mattresses, getting Christmas ready. Wow - it was a whirlwind! We didn't move with hardly any furniture at all. 

9. Christmas Eve we spent caroling with Krista and Al and their family. That was really nice and good tradition to help the kids feel the Christmas spirit. 

10. Christmas Day! We went to church for the first time at 9am, then home to open gifts (you were all so grateful for your gifts. It was adorable), then went to visit Nana, then went to Krista's for dinner. 

This year almost each of you told me individually that it didn't quite feel like Christmas. We haven't done our usual traditions and it's actually been such a great reminder that those traditions really did sink in and they REALLY WERE making a difference for you in your life! That's been good for me to feel from all of you, because there have been plenty of years and plenty of times where I wasn't sure anything we were doing was sinking in. But since we've been "off" our routine for a couple of years, you have all REALLY MISSED the memories that we've made and you don't take them for granted at all. It's so awesome to see that. 

You've all REALLY loved the new home. But you are still feeling some homesickness for St. George. Especially Talia. You've had the hardest time with this whole move for sure. You miss your friends that are like our family so much. 

I know it's been a wild ride kids, but the Lord has blessed us so much. I'm so grateful for that. 

I love you all, 

Your Mom